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Drs. Fitzgerald and Rhee Receive $5 Million TRAC Grant from the NIH

Dr. Dan Fitzgerald and Dr. Kyu Y. Rhee have received a $5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in support of tuberculosis (TB) research.This Tri-institutional TB Research Advancement Center (TRAC) grant is a collaboration between an exceptional group of 20 basic and clinical TB science investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University in Ithaca, Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.TB is caused by a... Read More

Dr. Suthanthiran Receives The Transplantation Society’s Medawar Prize

Dr. Manikkam SuthanthiranDr. Manikkam Suthanthiran has received The Medawar Prize from TTS (The Transplantation Society) for his outstanding contributions to the field of transplantation. This is the highest honor bestowed by the International Transplantation Society.Dr. Suthanthiran will be presented with The Medawar Prize at the TTS 2022 President's Plenary Session held on September 14, 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As noted by TTS, The Medawar Prize is considered to be the world's highest... Read More

Dr. Iliev Receives Lloyd J. Old Star Program Grant: Role of Fungi in Cancer Development and Immunotherapy

Dr. Iliyan D. IlievDr. Iliyan D. Iliev, Associate Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, has received a five-year $1.25 million CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR (Scientists Taking Risks) Program grant from the Cancer Research Institute (CRI). This grant is given to gifted, mid-career scientists who are working at the intersection of immunology, technology, and bioinformatics. Its aim is to support high-risk/high-reward research that has the potential to... Read More

Dr. Blander Receives Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award from the European Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Society

Dr. Julie Magarian BlanderDr. Julie Magarian Blander, Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Immunology in Medicine, WDOM, has received the Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award presented by the European Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Society (EMDS). This award recognizes exceptional researchers whose scientific excellence and pioneering work have significantly advanced scientific development for the benefit of humanity. Professor Blander will receive the award at the Society’s 2022 meeting... Read More

Dr. Czaja Leads $14.7 Million Renewal Grant from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging: CREATE V

Dr. Sara CzajaDr. Sara Czaja will serve as lead principal investigator of a newly renewed grant from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging: CREATE V.Initially funded in 1999, the goal of the “Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement” (CREATE) is to ensure that older adults can use and realize the benefits of technology for improving daily living. CREATE V will fund three key projects.“We’ve matured and have a greater understanding of the issues and the nature of the... Read More

Dr. August Receives Belding H. Scribner Award (ASN Lifetime Achievement Awards)

Dr. Phyllis AugustThe WDOM congratulates Dr. Phyllis August on receiving the American Society of Nephrology’s Belding H. Scribner Award. This award is part of the Society’s 2022 lifetime and midcareer awards that honors outstanding leaders in the field of nephrology. A pioneering physician-investigator in the field of preeclampsia, Dr. August’s research has focused on hypertension and kidney disease during pregnancy, as well as hypertension associated with kidney disease. As stated by Dr. Susan... Read More

The Young Investigators Award Recipients of 2022

The 30th Young Investigators Award was announced on June 29 at Medicine Grand Rounds. This award, supported by the Michael Wolk Foundation, is presented annually to members of the Weill Department of Medicine below the rank of professor who perform on outstanding levels in the areas of clinical and/or basic biomedical research.WinnerChristopher N. Parkhurst, M.D., Ph.D.Pulmonary & Critical Care MedicineMicrobial Regulation of Microglial Synaptic PhagocytosisWinnerLily D. Yan, M.D., M.Sc.... Read More

Dr. Martin Publishes Pivotal Paper on Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Treatment Varies According to Setting

Dr. Peter MartinDr. Peter Martin, the Richard A. Stratton Associate Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, WDOM, and colleagues have published a pivotal paper in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The paper, “Treatment Outcomes and Roles of Transplantation and Maintenance Rituximab in Patients With Previously Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Results From Large Real-World Cohorts,” explores how treatment for mantle cell lymphoma can vary according to setting.Involving a large cohort of... Read More

Dr. Price Receives Prestigious Parker B. Francis Award in Support of ARDS Research

Dr. David PriceDr. David R. Price, Instructor in Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, WDOM, has received the Parker B. Francis Award as part of the Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program.Considered one of the most prestigious and competitive awards in pulmonary and critical care research training, Dr. Price will be funded in the amount of $225,000 (over three years) in support of his research on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)Dr. Price is studying a population... Read More

2022 Fellow Award in Research Announced at Medicine Grand Rounds

The Fellow Award in Research was initiated in 2002 by Ralph L. Nachman, M.D., to recognize outstanding research during fellowship training. This year's finalists were presented at Medicine Grand Rounds on June 22.WinnerGrace Maldarelli, M.D., Ph.D.Enteric Bacteria Are Immune-reactive in Patients with Crohn’s Disease with Extraintestinal ManifestationsRunners-UpMadhav Rao Sushedri, M.D.MALT1 Inhibition Decreases T-cell Exhaustion in the DLBCL MicroenvironmentWilliam Whalen, M.D., Ph.D.Proteomic... Read More